DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/13/2019    Duedate: 01/09/2020

MORYA ARENA

DM-28    TURN-443

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MORYA CHAMPION
BIG LAKE PURE (568)
(28-5723) [13-14-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MORYA CHAMPION                 LEWIS BLACK
BIG LAKE PURE (568)            COMIC RELIEF (591)
(28-5723) [13-14-0,100]        (28-5774) [3-0-0,26]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MAN'S HANDS                    ACNE
BASH BROS BODY (541)           BASH BROS BODY (541)
(28-5634) [23-11-0,85]         (28-5722) [13-4-1,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BIG LAKE PURE (568)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE PURE (568)         27
2. SEA DOGS (567)              18      BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. COMIC RELIEF (591)           2      Unchartered Team
4. DODGE BULLETS (126)          0
5. BASH BROS BODY (541)       -13      COMIC RELIEF (591)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 BASH BROS BODY (541)     174 120  4 59.2   1/ 1 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      11  4 1
 2/ 3 SEA DOGS (567)           228 193 17 54.2   2/ 3*COMIC RELIEF (591)        8  7 0
 3/ 1*COMIC RELIEF (591)         8   7  0 53.3   3/ 2 BASH BROS BODY (541)      5  4 1
 4/ 4 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      172 166 20 50.9   4/ 4 DODGE BULLETS (126)       5 10 0
 5/ 5 DODGE BULLETS (126)      550 584 17 48.5   5/ 5 SEA DOGS (567)            2  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  MORYA needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for BEAKHEAD? 
SEA DOGS' proud of him after beating MYRON MEI and getting 18 points.  Talk about yer 
major upsets!  MYRON MEI's match with BEAKHEAD cost him a loss of 17 points!  Was 
that a tear I saw in MORYA CHAMPION's eye, as it took over Duelmastership?  And 
wasn't MAN'S HANDS fit to be tied!  I hear the top team insists all their warriors 
get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of SEA DOGS must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys 
know something that I don't?  Is there some deep dark secret why COMIC RELIEF's been 
avoiding SEA DOGS so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?  Can DODGE 
BULLETS' STORM WARNING be more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is 
that really the same?  Some fights are really unfair.  How do you think LATELY STONE 
feels about being challenged by STEVEN WRIGHT, 25 points above her?  If STEVEN WRIGHT 
can't beat a warrior 25 points below himself, that he CHALLENGED, he oughtta be 
selling food in the stands!  See if I ever talk to REALITY STIMULATION again!  JEFF 
DUNHAM was so low when She challenged she.  Hhmph!  REALITY STIMULATION beat JEFF 
DUNHAM.  No surprise about that.  Really I'm not surprised REALITY STIMULATION would 
do such a scummy thing, either.   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  I hear BIG LAKE PURE sent FEA SMALLPURSE 
to the Dark Arena.  What, is that like not well-lit, or what?  Fight, fight, fight.  
Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORYA CHAMPION 5723          13  14  0   100       BIG LAKE PURE (568)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CORSAIR 5198                 12   7  1    96       SEA DOGS (567)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ACNE 5722                    13   4  1    90       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 MAN'S HANDS 5634             23  11  0    85       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 LUCKY LOOIE 5022             15  21  1    71       DODGE BULLETS (126)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740          10  11  3    62       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 DEADEYE DALE 5168            10   5  0    57       DODGE BULLETS (126)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STORM WARNING 5033           11  23  0    56       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 BEAKHEAD 5676                 2   0  0    51       SEA DOGS (567)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MYRON MEI 5081                6  12  0    32       DODGE BULLETS (126)
-JACK TAR 5668                 3   1  1    30       SEA DOGS (567)
 RATUNDO 5768                  3   1  1    26       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 LEWIS BLACK 5774              3   0  0    26       COMIC RELIEF (591)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DRIFTWOOD 5658                3   1  0    23       SEA DOGS (567)
 JIM GAFFIGAN 5773             2   1  0    23       COMIC RELIEF (591)
 REALITY STIMULATION 5754      6   4  0    22       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 LATELY STONE 5769             1   2  0    21       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 ENGVALL 5778                  1   1  0    16       COMIC RELIEF (591)
 STEVEN WRIGHT 5772            2   1  0     9       COMIC RELIEF (591)
 JEFF DUNHAM 5777              0   2  0     2       COMIC RELIEF (591)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FEA SMALLPURSE 5736     9 13 3 BIG LAKE PURE 568    BLACK ORC             443  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FEA SMALLPURSE was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
ANDERS SLOWEYE savagely defeated STORM WARNING in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
STEVEN WRIGHT lost to LATELY STONE in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
REALITY STIMULATION outlasted JEFF DUNHAM in a monotonous 8 minute Challenge fight.
MAN'S HANDS was bested by MORYA CHAMPION in a popular 4 minute expert's Title brawl.
ACNE viciously subdued LUCKY LOOIE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match.
DEADEYE DALE was overpowered by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MYRON MEI was vanquished by BEAKHEAD in a 1 minute uneven duel.
RATUNDO savagely defeated ENGVALL in a 8 minute gory beginner's duel.
JIM GAFFIGAN overpowered JAR JAR BINKS in a 1 minute uneven match.
LEWIS BLACK overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -   8 -  2      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  12 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  12 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  18 -  1      45  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   5 -  1      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  15 -  2      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 443 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    ACNE 5722                  13   4  1   90 BASH BROS BODY (541)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAN'S HANDS 5634           23  11  0   85 BASH BROS BODY (541)
AIMED BLOW       DEADEYE DALE 5168          10   5  0   57 DODGE BULLETS (126)
STRIKING ATTACK  BEAKHEAD 5676               2   0  0   51 SEA DOGS (567)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAN'S HANDS 5634.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ACNE 5722.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAN'S HANDS 5634, FEA 
SMALLPURSE 5736, LUCKY LOOIE 5022, ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740, MORYA CHAMPION 5723, LATELY 
STONE 5769, BEAKHEAD 5676, ENGVALL 5778, JIM GAFFIGAN 5773, and LEWIS BLACK 5774.

The least popular fighter this week was REALITY STIMULATION 5754.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were MYRON MEI 5081, DEADEYE DALE 5168, JEFF DUNHAM 5777, 
RATUNDO 5768, STEVEN WRIGHT 5772, STORM WARNING 5033, LEWIS BLACK 5774, JIM GAFFIGAN 
5773, ENGVALL 5778, and BEAKHEAD 5676.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                    STEEL LION (84-29033) SUPE FORCES 1B02  (5140) 
                      OREO (84-44001) 4-LETTER JUNKFOOD  (7639) 
                      HPNO (82-31002) THIRSTY TUGS 0419  (5094) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes

                        WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!

Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 17-19, 2020.  It will be 
held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room rates 
are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high 
speed internet.  There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--
the code is "DFF."  

       The official block cutoff is December 20 so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF64 
       This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly.  

The tournament info sheet is out and minioverviews are printing.  We hope you're all 
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                             HALLOWEEN TOURNAMENT UPDATE

	It has come to our attention that a warrior, Voodoo Toad 85-14776, was sent to 
the Dark Arena and slain in order to be classed as a Dead Challenger in this past 
Halloween Tournament.  As this warrior is a Zombie, this was against the rules because 
immortal warriors may not challenge the Dark Arena.  (An exception is granted so a 
warrior may challenge the Dark Arena on his very last turn after receiving an 
invitation to Advanced Duelmasters, so he can show his prowess with the Dark Arena 
monsters, but this may not be used as a method of classing in the dead tournament if 
he happens to die in the night fight.) 
	To correct this injustice, we changed the fight result for all warriors who 
lost to Voodoo Toad to a win for that turn.  This gave two warriors, Crazy 54 84-11494 
of Crazy 88 15 and Sarokith 84-30929 of Dub O Dubs, an ending record of 8-3, which 
grants them Tournament Victor status and resurrection. 
	We realize this is not a perfect solution but hope it will make some amends 
for the warriors who lost to this misclassed warrior.

                                          -- RSI

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXVIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
GRIM REAVER 1356 (325-152-6)           4  3  0         THE BEARS            

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RARE BREED 5350 (72-38-0)              2  3  0         BIG SHOTS            

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SPINE EATER 5585 (7-8-0)               0  2  0         BOOK OF THOMAS       

DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CORSAIR 5198 (12-7-1)                  8  3  0         SEA DOGS             
JAZMO 5409 (8-8-0)                     3  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD        
REAGENT 3669 (6-3-0)                   0  2  0         MAGICAL MADNESS      

DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
YELLOW TEETH 4914 (4-2-0)              0  2  0         BASH BROS BODY       

DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WILD TURKEY 5335 (1-0-0)               4  3  0         BIG SHOTS            
SHOW OF HANDS 5011 (3-2-0)             2  3  0         CARESS OF STEEL      

DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
TOKARA 5365 (1-1-0)                    4  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD        

DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY               W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MS. PINK 5687 (0-0-0)                  2  3  0         NUCLEAR KNIGHTS